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    Seek Outside Cimarron

    Yes, comparing two tents of identical footprint, the one with the sidewalls would obviously have more space. I'm saying that if you took a tent with sidewalls, and merely extended the roof all the way to the ground you would have the same usable space, more less-usable space, a simpler setup, no...
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    Seek Outside Cimarron

    I still don't get why you didn't fit in a cimarron, I'm 6'2" and you could fit 3 of me and a stove... as for the wall/bell/side skirted tent, it has been discussed a fair amount and I've considered it for a long time but I keep coming back to it not making a ton of sense. If you do the math it...
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    Pack Barreling

    more rigid curved stays will make the frame sheet much less able to barrel in my experience. I have an old gen 1 duplex with the heavy al stays, and it is nearly impossible to barrel. I threw some arrows in to see how it worked and barreling was the first thing I noticed. Just like how you can...
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    Pack style

    Frame/suspension is the important part, everything else is just a nice-to-have.
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    Organizational bags to place into backpacks

    Sea to summit ultra-sil dry bags (4L-8L) for anything I want to keep dry. Granite Gear zip sacks or zip cubes for anything less sensitive.
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    Puffy pant?

    These. like $10 shipped, same loft as the patagonia micropuff pants, and easier to throw on over layers (huge leg opening rather then side zips). I'm so happy with them I'm selling my Patagonia Mars pants because I never use them anymore.
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    WTT/WTS Salewa Rapace size 12

    size 12, they are on ebay now if anyone wants them.
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    Gravity Filter: Sawyer vs Platypus? Both on sale.

    Don't know if it has been mentioned yet (but every time I see this comparison it never is): Platy= 0.2 micron Sawyer= 0.1 micron don't know if you care but it seems pertinent. I always here about how the platy if faster, guess why...
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    WTT/WTS Salewa Rapace size 12

    any offers?
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    Shirt

    As the others have said, just look at outdoor lifestyle or travel shirts with a majority polyester or nylon. They are even making some brushed polyester shirts that are fairly flannel like. Ex Officio fits me good and makes several synthetic-heavy shirts. Simms and other fishing companies have...
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    Looking for a replacement for a Mtn Hardware Compressor, & Patagonia R1

    PCU Level 2 is the cheapest way to get quality grid fleece. I added a hood to mine and its one of my favorite layers. $20-$30 online.
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    Anyone using an ILBE Pack

    you can source 25ish" stays from harperworks, or use carbon arrows like a Kifaru, either can give a little more usable frame. There is also a bartack holding the load lifter buckles down from the top of the frame, cut the thread and you can get an extra 0.5" of usable frame. Under 7lbs is a...
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    What fabric for DIY Woobie/Doobie?

    It might not breath quite as well, but nearly every outdoor product (sleeping bags, clothing, etc) has a DWR now and I'd guess calendaring has a bigger affect on breathability then DWR. Are you thinking of coated fabrics? As for OP, I'd say 1.1 is plenty for a quilt. I made mine by serging 3.5...
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    Wynnchester Canvas Bedroll/Bivy

    Swags are a lot of fun for car camping, they are super fast and convenient and a great fair weather options for cowboy camping. I brought one back from AUS with me but even with heavily treated canvas it didn't hold up under continuous rain.
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    New backpack from Kifaru - The 14'er!!!

    I raise a question of an upstanding US designer and craftsman who might be affected by this and he gets compared to cheap Chinese junk because he isn't Kifaru? Yeah, thats classy.
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    New backpack from Kifaru - The 14'er!!!

    Price has nothing to do with it. Dunamis is a small, custom maker with a good reputation. I've never owned anything from him but I remembered the foray pack because it was a very unique design.
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    New backpack from Kifaru - The 14'er!!!

    Looks a bit like a Dunamis Foray pack: http://www.dunamisgear.com/product/foray-backpack/
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    Lightweight Trail Shoes vs. Frankenstein Boots

    try reading it again...
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    Lightweight Trail Shoes vs. Frankenstein Boots

    well that statement would certainly be true as well, but you are reading too much between the lines. I actually stopped short of even saying it is a good choice, let along the best one. I am more observing that transition period may be long enough to dissuade people before they can really...
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    Sawyer Gravity Filter

    The squeeze worked so well I don't see the need for a prefilter, the mini worked so poorly I don't see the point of using it even with a prefilter. I've read several people that seem to think the mini was a poor gravity filter, even ones that had decent luck using it other ways. My main point...
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